El Filibusterismo Kabanata 23

Twelve years ago, Cherry Collins was orphaned after a ghastly fire outbreak, broke across her parents massive restaurant empire, killing them on the spot and rendering her homeless, Cherry became heartbroken and lost. Just 11 years old at the time, she roamed round the streets begging for food and eating from trash cans. Luckily for her she meets Jayson, at a mansion where she goes to pick trash, they hit it off and quickly become tight friends. Due to unknown reasons, they split during college. Revolving worlds and changing times, they meet again, Cherry is now 23, and a cold-hearted, rich and independent woman, who has vowed never to fall in love again, Jayson is still a rich enterprenuer. They meet and rekindle old flames and friendship. Will they finally fall in love? Can they admit that the friendship from before was more than just that? Find out in this intriguing romance novel.

"I don't care if you're Leornado's woman but don't threaten me and think you'll get away with it" "You're right about one thing, she's my woman and nobody gets to harm her" **************** Ginevra the mafia princess of the Bianchi family. She is brave and is a killing machine, she encounters a lot of terrible events in her life. As well as encountering love with her sworn enemy. Unexpected twists are bound to happen. Betrayers are bound to show their true side. What's more fabulous than killing her enemies, what's more amazing than loving the man she was never supposed to fall in love with in the first place?? What will happen when things take an awful turn? >.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ps. Bare with me as the updates are very slow due to school. Please don't feel irritated about waiting on new chapters. updated from... 23/3/4

ALPHA SERIES: BOOK II Sebastian El Venuel, the son of a well-known alpha, is next in line and the only son of his parents. As he is bestowed the title of the next in line alpha, the elders assigned him to a difficult job. And that is to chase away the rogue that trespassed on their wolvendom. They thought it was some ordinary rogue but the one before him is none other than the Tyrant Rogue that have been roaming in different boarders bringing nothing but chaos. “We ask for nothing but peace. Ask anything that you want and we will grant it, even so, after that... We shall never see your face again” “You said anything that I want?... Alright then .. I'm bringing you with me”

Sophia Grace is a 23 year old young and aspiring medical doctor. Her dream is to open the biggest hospital in all of Atlanta,Georgia. Everything works out perfectly well till the day she returns from her studies in India, when she is betrothed to someone whom she doesn't know.There is a reason behind the sudden engagement announcement, yet she is kept in the dark.Tony, the man to whom she has been betrothed isa little annoying and irritating, making them not to get along in the beginning but things suddenly change.There is more to the reason why she's been betrothed which makes her discover after all that she has never been theboss, she has only been bossy all her life.Sophia's mom is dead and her dad is remarried to a Millicent, her stepmother who bore twins for him. Cindy the first twin is madly in love with Tony while the other twin is always calm but she is dangerous.Henry is Sophia's boyfriend who is away but he comes into the picture with the help of Cindy and Cynthia, but Cynthia has other plans as to why she brings him in the picture.

Look woman I never begged to be your husband, you gave me that opportunity” Min Jun yelled. Mei Xing a 22 year old and the only daughter of multi-billionaires is diagnosed with cancer but doesn’t want to go through chemotherapy, with only a year left to live, she wants to explore. Min Jun a jobless 23 year old, finds himself a jackpot and agrees to be her contracted husband for the money and all the benefits of being with a billionaire’s daughter. EXCERPT: “Will you marry me?” Mei Xing asked a stranger she met walking on the streets. “What did you just say?” he said and was about to walk away. “I will pay you, a hundred thousand dollars, if you be my husband for a year” she said. “A year?” he asked and she nodded. She scanned through her wardrobe and wore a flowery dress, it wasn’t summer but by summer she might be too sick to wear it. “You only live once, more like a year," Min Jun finally arrived in jeans and a polo, “A summery dress in fall” he said as he took his seat. “The deal is I get fifty thousand dollars before we start the arrangement, then after the wedding I get the other half” Min Jun asked and Mei Xing nodded in approval. “You just have to be with me for a year, I probably won’t be alive by the end of the year” she joked. “Do you have some kind of transferable deadly disease. Covid?” he asked her. “No just cancer” she assured. “So I’m going to be free in a year and you'll be dead” he narrated.

"Me preguntaste más temprano dónde me estoy quedando." Me jaló de la mano hasta que estuve pegada a él. "Lo hice", dije. Sabía a lo que se refería y sabía que iba a decir que sí. No importaba que nunca hubiera tenido una aventura de una noche. Algo sobre este hombre era adictivo. Necesitaba más de su toque. "¿Te gustaría que te mostrara?" * Cuando un apuesto multimillonario se muda al pequeño pueblo de Bell City, Tennessee, la periodista de investigación Thea Donnelly se obsesiona con descubrir su misterioso pasado. Nunca imagina que la verdad la llevará a la magia, dragones y cultos asesinos. Aunque su atracción por el cambiaformas dragón Tahir Gujic es innegable, su deseo de llegar al fondo del misterio los separa. Cuando ella es secuestrada por una orden de caballeros asesinos, él arriesga todo para rescatarla. ¿Hará Thea lo mismo cuando ella sea quien tome la decisión? «La amada pareja del Dragón» es una obra de Claire Wilkins, una autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.

When three people meet each other by chance a romance knocks them on their ass. ~Casey~ A 21 year old virgin working in one of the hottest night clubs in town. She may seem innocent but deep down she is a psycho who enjoys torturing people. She's never been touched by a man and she's killed the ones that have tried. She loves her only remaining family, her older sister Carrie. She has trust issues and a foul mouth. Can she find someone to match her crazy? ~Lincoln~ A 20 yr old street racer with a rough past. He is a bisexual, submissive with some masochistic tendencies. He's gorgeous and catches a lot of attention from both sexes. His cheating ex doesn't won't leave him alone almost borderline harassment. He jokes to hide the pain he bares every day. See how his life changes when he bumps into a little waitress. How will he react to a sexy, possessive man trying to gain his affections and encourage a little woman's psychotic tendencies? ~Malachi "Psycho" Sokolov~ He's a 23 yr old torture expert. He's well known in the underground and with the mafia families for using his pack of dogs during his interrogations. To the public he's a businessman, owning several nightclubs, a couple restaurants and some miscellaneous businesses. He is also bisexual and has had only a few lovers that can handle his bedroom habits. No one has really caught his attention until he sees a young man arguing with one of his staff and a new waitress that's as sweet as can be with little bit of fire and crazy. Find out if their love blooms or burns.

Marise is a black wolf who is fleeing from her pack where the son of the obsessive and evil alpha, Orfeo, is determined to have her as his mate. This is so that his family can secure a strong bloodline, against her own free will after they killed her mate. A year on the run, and now Marise finally thinks she can settle down in a small town in Spain. Her best friend, Edira, who is a mixture of werewolf and witch, is by her side through it all. But is it possible for them to settle down in peace? Or are they not aware that they have chosen to stay a few miles from the border of the pack "El eclipse de luna"? A vicious pack where notorious brothers rule with a strong iron fist, known for launching wars between packs and practicing black magic.

Ang masayang pagsasama ng mag-asawang Celeste at Elijah ay nabahiran ng pagdududa nang maramdaman ni Elijah na tila niloloko siya ni Celeste. Pagdududa na nauwi upang sumiping siya ng isang gabi kay Selena na isang estranghera. Ngunit nagsisi si Elijah nang malaman niya na mali siya ng hinala kay Celeste. Inakala ni Elijah na tapos na ang kabanata ng buhay niya kay Selena dahil one night stand lamang ang nangyari sa kanilang dalawa. Ngunit ganoon na lamang ang gulat niya nang malaman niya na lumipat si Selena ng bahay na malapit sa bahay nilang mag-asawa. Doon na nagsimula ang pamba-blackmail ni Selena upang makuha ang gusto nito sa kaniya. Si Elijah nga lang ba ang pakay ni Selena o meron pa siyang mas malalim na dahilan kaya nais niyang masira ang pagmamahalan nina Celeste at Elijah?

禁欲的な名門御曹司と結婚して七年、神谷美月（かみたに みづき）はついに心が冷え切り、この家を離れることを決意した。 「システム、七日後に私を元の世界に戻して」 美月は顔を上げ、向かいのビルの広告スクリーンに映る映像を見つめ、胸が締め付けられるような思いに駆られた。 次の瞬間、彼女は迷いなくシステムを呼び出す。 【宿主様、ミッション終了を確認しました。帰還システム起動中】 しばらくすると、美月の頭上にカウントダウンが表示された。 【帰還システム起動成功。宿主様は七年前に攻略ミッションを完了しましたが、世界からの離脱が遅れたため、交通事故死としての離脱となります。残り時間：6日23時間59分……】